Lifestyles

Statewide Law Enforcement Agencies Are Looking For Drunk Drivers

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NMDOT News:
 
SANTA FE ― Law enforcement agencies will be out in force across New Mexico looking for drunk drivers as part of a holiday season safety campaign that also includes new radio and TV ads.
 
The law enforcement push runs through Jan. 4.
 
“The Thanksgiving Holiday will soon be upon us. This is a joyful time of year that we spend with our family and friends, but it’s also among the busiest travel times of the year with hundreds of thousands of motorist traveling in and through the state” State Police Chief Tim Johnson said. “That’s why my officers, from every corner of
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Get Ready For Holidays At Shop On The Corner

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Get ready for the holiday season at Shop on the Corner. Courtesy/TOTH

Scene from Shop on the Corner. Courtesy/TOTH

TOTH News:

The Shop on the Corner is the perfect place to find everything needed for Thanksgiving.

Look for Thanksgiving specials 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday in the Old Parish Hall at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Dr.

There are linens to make tables festive; crystal dishes for stuffing, cranberry, sweet potatoes and gravy, and candles to light table décor.

Then, get ready for Shop on the Corner’s annual Christmas Sale, 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Dec. Read More

Traffic Alert: N.M. 4 Road Work & Closure Tuesday

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation District Five Office (NMDOT) has posted an alert for N.M. 4 mile marker 49.4 west of Bandelier.

NMDOT Maintenance Crews will begin roadway repair work on N.M. 4 approximately one mile west of N.M. 501 and Bandelier:

  • Monday Nov. 18 – N.M. 4 at mile marker 49.4 will be reduced to one lane. A temporary signal will guide traffic through the east and westbound lanes. No Wide Loads will be allowed.
  • Tuesday Nov. 19 – N.M. 4 eastbound and westbound lanes will be CLOSED 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the Jct. of N.M. 501 and N.M. 4 to the Los Alamos / Sandoval
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Transgender 101 & 201 Presentations For Community

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LAPS News:

Co-Director Adrien Lawyer of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico will offer his presentation, Transgender 101: A Cultural Humility Training, for the community, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2 in the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater.

LAPS staff, parents, youth and community members are encouraged and welcome to attend.

The LAHS Speech Theater is next door to the Auxiliary Gym.

For those who have already attended this initial orientation and are interested in adding to their knowledge, Lawyer will offer Transgender 201, 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 from in the same location. Read More

NMDOT: Plan Ahead For Sporting Events

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Map for alternate routes. Courtesy/NMDOT
 
NMDOT News:
 
BERNALILLO ― The New Mexico Department of Transportation is working with the New Mexico Athletic Association to mitigate the effects of expected traffic delays for students and parents traveling to upcoming high school athletic events in Bernalillo and Rio Rancho.
 
A new phase of a U.S. 550 project began Oct. 28, and the Department of Transportation asks motorists traveling to sporting events to plan accordingly. In order to arrive on time and lesson delays upon leaving the games, NMDOT encourages everyone attending
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How The Hen House Turns: More Horse Sense

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By CARY NEEPER
Formerly of Los Alamos
 
We are learning more and more about how closely we are knit into the living web of life on earth. The latest wake-up call comes from the “Notes From Earth” in Discover Magazine’s article “Wildlife” by Nancy Averett.
 
New information is pouring into social media from amateur photographers with motion-activated cameras.
 
In Colorado Springs Sue Dickerson captured views of a skunk at 4 a.m. using a rock as a tool to break the ice in the frozen water dish she had set out. Also reported in the article are the photos of an Eurasian Nuthatch using a piece
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LAPS Celebrates Rock Your Mocs Day

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Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Guy, left, introduces Julie Dare Thursday during the Rock Your Mocs celebration at Los Alamos High School. Dare was recently hired as the Native American Liaison for Los Alamos Public School District. Photo by James R. Mountain/valleydailypost.com

Los Alamos High School students Rock Their Mocs Thursday during the Rock Your Mocs celebration. Photo by James R. Mountain/valleydailypost.com

 

By JAMES R. MOUNTAIN
Valley Daily Post

Students, parents, administrators, school board members and teachers gathered Thursday in Los Alamos to celebrate Read More

Luminarias de Abo Event In Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Near Mountainair 5:30 P.M. Dec. 7

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Scene from Luminaria de Abo in the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Photo by Richard Estrada/Edgewood Picture Company

Scene from Luminaria de Abo in the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Photo by Richard Estrada/Edgewood Picture Company 

 

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument News:

 

MOUNTAINAIR – The community is invited to a special night at Luminaria de Abo in the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.

 

The majestic contours of the beautiful Abo mission will glow with more than 1,000 luminarias, 5:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.

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New Mexico Delegation: $12.5 Million Grant To Improve Safety On Permian Basin Transportation Corridor

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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) have announced that the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) a $12,500,000 grant.
 
NMDOT will use the funds to repair and add safety enhancements along a section of US Highway 285 between Loving and the Texas border. In addition to repairs from damage caused by increased heavy truck
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